001.1994.038

Sun May 01 1994

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00:00 Introduction 01:53 Jean-Paul Soime of Malavoi discusses the band and the music they play and the various influences that created Martinican music. Soime discusses traditional call and response music in Martinique. 05:12 Demonstration: unidentified song 06:05 Soime discusses the communal singing of songs in Martinique, such as the song in his demonstration. He mentions how Malavoi mixes traditional rhythms with contemporary instruments. Also discusses the different rhythms used in their music. He also sings and claps out a rhythm to demonstrate traditional Martinican rhythm. 08:36 Demonstration: unidentified song example beguine with bele rhythm on piano and violin. 10:39 Soime discusses the instrumentation of the music. He speaks about the band’s attempt to create new music using contemporary and traditional influence and the changing music scene of Martinique due to its young population. 19:18 Soime speaks about Alexandre Stellio, a Martinican musician. 22:09 Soime discusses how the shows the band played changed the instruments used in the band. He speaks more about zouk, another type of Martinican music as well as African influence across genres of music and the legacy of Paulo Rosine, the band’s previous leader. 29:55 Demonstration: “La Filo” 33:39 Soime speaks about the difficulty of playing music in Martinique in comparison to playing abroad. He discusses Martirican creole spoken in Martinique. 37:14 Interview ends.

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